Round One Jessica Tackett MacDonald, Her life with Books http://herlifewithbooks.com @herlifewthbooks Sherry Early, Semicolon http://www.semicolonblog.com @semicolonblog Kim Baciella, Si Se Puede http://kimbacceliasweblogfantasy.blogspot.com/ @ixtumea Stephanie Charlefour, Love, Life, Read http://www.loveliferead.com @scharle4 Cheryl Vanatti, Reading Rumpus http://www.readingrumpus.com @Tasses Alyssa Feller, The Shady Glade http://theshadyglade.blogspot.com/ Sarah Sammis, Puss Reboots http://www.pussreboots.pair.com @pussreboots Round Two Terri Doherty, Family Bookshelf http://family-bookshelf.org @readingtub Jennifer Lu, Reads for …
2013 Young Adult Fiction Judges
Round 1 Michelle Castleman, The Hungry Readers http://thehungryreaders.blogspot.com/ Maureen Eichner, By Singing Light https://bysinginglight.wordpress.com/ @elvenjaneite Tabitha Olson, Writer Musings http://tabwriter.blogspot.com @tabithaolson William Polking, Guys Lit Wire http://guyslitwire.blogspot.com/ @polking Madeline Rudawski, Early Nerd Special http://earlynerdspecial.wordpress.combr /> @hey_librarygirl Beth Saxton, Beth Reads http://www.bethreads.com @BethReads Lucy Tonkin, The Reading Date http://thereadingdate.com/ @readingdate Round 2 Angie Manfredi, Fat Girl, Reading http://www.fatgirlreading.com @misskubelik Adrianne Russell, …
2013 Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Judges
First Round Melissa Fox, Book Nut www.thebooknut.com @book_nut Kristen Harvey, The Book Monsters http://www.thebookmonsters.com/ @bookgoil Allie Jones, In Bed With Books http://inbedwithbooks.blogspot.com @wearedevilcow Cecelia Larsen, The Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia http://ceceliabedelia.blogspot.com @celialarsen Brandy Painter, Random Musings of a Bibliophile http://randommusingsofabibliophile.blogspot.com @brandymuses Charlotte Taylor, Charlotte's Library http://charlotteslibrary.blogspot.com @charlotteslib Stephanie Whalen, Views from the Tesseract http://shanshad1.wordpress.com Second Round Gina Ruiz, AmoXcalli http://amoxcalli.biz @ginaruiz …
2013 Book Apps Judges
Round 1 Aaron Maurer, Coffee for the Brain http://www.coffeeforthebrain.blogspot.com @coffeechugbooks Jill Goodman @queenofappland Jen Vincent, Teach Mentor Texts http://www.teachmentortexts.com @mentortexts Jackie Parker, Interactive Reader http://interactivereader.blogspot.com @interactiver Mary Ann Scheuer, Great Kid Books http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com @MaryAnnScheuer Round 2 Cathy Potter, The Nonfiction Detectives http://www.nonfictiondetectives.com @cppotter Elisabeth LeBris, LeBrisary http://lebrisary.blogspot.com @elebris Helen Dineen, CAppTivated Kids http://capptivatedkids.wordpress.com @aitcheldee Carisa Kluver, Digital Media Diet http://digitalmediadiet.com …
2013 Young Adult Speculative Fiction Judges
Round 1 Sheila Ruth, Wands and Worlds http://blog1.wandsandworlds.com @sheilaruth Tanita Davis, Finding Wonderland http://writingya.blogspot.com Hallie Tibbets,Undusty New Books http://www.undusty.com @hallietibbetts Leila Roy, Bookshelves of Doom http://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com @bkshelvesofdoom Karen Jensen Teen, Librarian's Toolbox http://www.teenlibrariantoolbox.com @tlt16 Patrice Caldwell, Whimsically Yours http://whimsicallyours.com/ @whimsicallyours Sarah Gross, The Reading Zone http://thereadingzone.wordpress.com @thereadingzone Round 2 Sam Musher, Parenthetical http://www.parenthetical.net @MsParenthetical Tasha Saecker,Waking Brain Cells http://wakingbraincells.com @tashrow …
2013 Graphics Judges
First round Lynn Miller Lachmann, The Pirate Tree http://www.thepiratetree.com/ @lmillerlachmann Aaron Zenz, Bookiewoogie http://www.bookiewoogie.blogspot.com/ @AaronZenz Roxanne Feldman, Fairrosa http://fairrosa.wordpress.com/ @fairrosa Traci Glass, No Flying, No Tights http://noflyingnotights.com/@grablit Emma Weiler, No Flying, No Tights http://noflyingnotights.com/ Colby Sharp, Sharpread http://sharpread.wordpress.com/ @colbysharp Liz Jones, Lizjonesbooks http://lizjonesbooks.livejournal.com @lizjonesbooks Second Round Emily Mitchell, Emilyreads http://www.emilyreads.com/ @emilyreads Debra Touchette, Adventures in Reading (Also blogs at Guys Lit Wire) http://adventures-in-reading.blogspot.com/ @threelefthands Michael Kahan, No Flying, …
2013 Poetry Judges
Round One Ed deCaria, Think, Kid, Think! http://www.thinkkidthink.com @edecaria Kelly Fineman, Writing and Ruminating http://kellyrfineman.livejournal.com @kellyfineman Jone MacCulloch, Check It Out http://maclibrary.wordpress.com @JoneMac53 Anastasia Suen, Poet! Poet! http://asuen.com/poetry @asuen1 Sylvia Vardell, Poetry for Children http://poetryforchildren.blogspot.com @SylviaVardell April Halprin Wayland, Teaching Authors http://teachingauthors.com @aprilhwayland Bridget Wilson, What is Bridget Reading? http://whatisbridgetreading.blogspot.com @bridgetrwilson Round Two Linda Baie, Teacher Dance http://teacherdance.org @LBaie Matt …
2013 Nonfiction Elementary/Middle Grade Judges
Round 1 Franki Sibberson, Reading Year http://readingyear.blogspot.com/ @frankisibberson Ellen Zschunke, On the Shelf 4 Kids http://ontheshelf4kids.blogspot.com @ontheshelf4kids Amy Broadmoore, Delightful Children's Books http://delightfulchildrensbooks. @delightchildbks Alysa Stewart, Everead http://www.evereadbooks.com @everead Mike Lewis, Blog 142 http://mrlewis5.blogspot.com/ @145lewis Alice Mar, Supratentorial http://www.supratentorial.wordpress.com Carol Wilcox, Carol W's Corner www.carolwscorner.blogspot.com @carwilc Round 2 Laura Wadley, Provo Library Children's Book Reviews http://pclkidsbooks.blogspot.com Roberta Gibson, Wrapped in …
The 2013 Easy Reader/Early Chapter Judges
Now presenting the Round 1 and 2 panelists for Easy Readers/Early Chapter Books: Round 1 Jennifer Wharton, Jean Little Library http://jeanlittlelibrary.blogspot.com/ Laura P. Salas, Laura Salas: Writing the World for Kids http://www.laurasalas.com/blog/@laurapsalas Jodie Rodgriguez, Growing Book by Book http://growingbookbybook.com @growingbbb Diana Pettis, Finding the Right Book http://www.findabookguidedreading.blogspot.com @xavxandiana Deb Nance, Readerbuzz http://www.readerbuzz.blogspot.com @DebNance Danyelle Leach, Bookshelves in the Cul-de-Sac http://www.bookshelvesintheculdesac.blogspot.com/ …
Meet the Organizers: Pam Coughlin, Fiction Picture Books
Continuing with the Cybils as category organizer for Fiction Picture Books, Pam Coughlan writes the blog MotherReader and administers the website KidLitosphere Central. Two daughters and ten years in the children's department of public libraries kindled her passion for picture books. Now managing the schedules of two teenage girls, she appreciates the genre even more for delivering the essence of …